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Zhengding Li Mixed-use Development
Shijiazhuang, China

BEYOND BUSINESS – COMPLEXES OF EXPERIENCE

At LWK + PARTNERS, commercial and mixed-use buildings are not MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACES OF THE FUTURE
only business-oriented – they are full-function entities with humanity Work, leisure and daily life become one as diverse functions go side by side
and personality taken into consideration. They draw on global insights in an organic space. LWK + PARTNERS mixed-use solutions offer open,
and innovative thinking in response to changing ways of urban living, flexible environments for businesses while encouraging people to interact
intervening with people-oriented solutions that put their everyday and share ideas. The rising demand for vibrant, social experiences has led
experience at the centre. developers to adjust their development and leasing strategies, to include a

LWK + PARTNERS is a leading design architecture practice rooted in wider variety of entities in their tenant mix, including cultural and exhibition
Hong Kong. A platform with design specialists who deliver world-class venues, children’s discovery centres and all-inclusive lifestyle stores. Pop-
solutions to the built environment. 1,000+ creative minds collaborate up stores are also becoming a tendency to provide incubator spaces for
across a network of 12 offices around the globe providing services foreign ventures or young brands to promote experimental ideas.
including architecture, planning & urban design, interiors, landscape, TRANSFORMING CITYSCAPES
heritage conservation, building information modelling (BIM), brand
experience and lighting design. LWK + PARTNERS respond to the challenges of urbanisation with
forward-looking designs, activating commercial activities to bring
With over 34 years of growth, they have completed many outstanding about powerful changes for communities. Their solutions incorporate
projects across different sectors, such as mixed-use, commercial, policy thinking, geographical considerations, urban landscapes and
residential, education, transit-oriented developments, and leisure and cultural features to inspire greener, more sustainable urban models.
public facilities developments.
In the sophisticated, rapid-growing markets of China, Asia and
LWK + PARTNERS is a member of C Cheng Holdings Limited (stock Middle East where commercial entities keep uplifting their standards
code: 1486.HK), the first listed architectural service provider in Hong and operation models to align with changing consumer behaviours,
Kong and mainland China. Strong synergies and unified capabilities LWK + PARTNERS works with major developers to craft a series of
within their group offers them unique advantages to spread their lifestyle-driven complexes offering tailor-made solutions in the form of
leading design knowledge around the globe. immersive environments. This approach is expected to set the tone for
future retail environments especially in regional urban cores.
REINVENTING RETAIL EXPERIENCE
These user-oriented lifestyle complexes address evolving consumer TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES
trends by curating a multitude of cultures, spatial experience and Increasing demands for convenience, efficiency and mobility have paved
social elements in a digitally integrated environment. The future of retail the way for hyper-proximity cities. LWK + PARTNERS capitalise on the
architecture is about Human Connections. Retail centres have shifted great advantages of public transport nodes to plan interconnected
from being a venue of pure transactions to serving a series of larger urban precincts, with elements of commerce, residences, entertainment,
community purposes where people socialise and engage in happenings. tourism and public services fully integrated. Digital transformation has
The change in consumer patterns is certainly felt throughout the offered new opportunities to rethink and revaluate what the physical
industry. Commercial developers are investing in commissioning more venues meant for people. Ultimately, it is about defining a way of living.
vibrant and alternative offerings. With transactions moving online, Experiential retail especially in high traffic dense environments such as
physical presence has decreased, but it doesn’t mean people are transit hubs is increasingly considered an effective approach to marry
shopping less. It points to a change in consumer behaviour around online and offline retail, with well-curated user experience at the centre
how they shop or what kind of services come with their purchases. and with the aim to catalyse social activities.
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